Tornadoes · United States · Rhode Island
1985 tornadoes in Rhode Island
No tornado was recorded in Rhode Island in 1985. The state averages 1.3 a year over the 13 years it has any in the record.
What Rhode Island usually sees
The record has 17 tornadoes in Rhode Island since 1950, none of them fatal. Every year in Rhode Island.
Crossed into Rhode Island
Tornadoes that touched down in a neighboring state and ran into Rhode Island. They are counted under the state they began in.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | 1:45 PM CDT | F1 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT to RI | 1.5 | 100 | $50 to $500 |
Nearby
Every tornado in Rhode Island since 1950Warnings in force in Rhode IslandThe live radar over Rhode Island
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.